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1 avoid
• pakoilla• paeta• varoa• vieroksua• ehkäistä• estää• arastaa• arastella• vältellä• välttyä• väistyä• väistää• välttää• päästä• karsastaa• kavahtaa• karttaa• kiertää• kaihtaa• kumota• kumota päätös• pitää varansa* * *ə'void(to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) välttää -
2 manage to avoid
• välttyä -
3 try to avoid
• vältellä -
4 spare
• tulla toimeen ilman• niukka• joutilas• jouto• hintelä• vara• vara-• armahtaa• vapaa• vähäeleinen• liietä• liikenevä• salskea• suoda• sääliä• säästää• ylimääräinen• käyttämätön• laiha* * *speə 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) tulla toimeen ilman2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) olla varaa3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) säästää4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) säästää5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) säästellä6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) säästää joltakulta vaiva2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vara-, ylimääräinen2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) vapaa-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varaosa2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varapyörä•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
5 escape
• pakotie• paeta• ottaa pitkät• ottaa hatkat• pakoonpääsy• pako• häipyä• jänistää• virrata vuotaa• ulosvirtaaminenelectricity• ulosvirtaus• vuototechnology• vuoto (tek.)• vuotaa• väistyä• vuoto(tekniikka)• välttömerkki• välttyä• välttää• puikkia pakoon• päästä pakoon• päästätechnology• päästö• pötkiä pakoon• karkota• karkaus• karata• karkaaminen• livahtaa tiehensä• livistää• kaikota• pelastus• pelastua• pelastautua• pelastuskeino• selvitä• säilyä• säästyä• poispääsy• poistumismerkki• koodinvaihtomerkki• lähteä karkuun• lähteä pakoon• luikkia• luiskahtaa* * *i'skeip 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) karata, paeta2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) välttää3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) jäädä huomaamatta, unohtua4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) vuotaa2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) pako, vuoto- escapism- escapist -
6 -proof
• varma* * *(able to withstand or avoid something: waterproof covering.) läpäisemätön -
7 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) varmuuden vuoksi -
8 by
• ohi• ohessa• ohitse• palvella• rinnalla• rinnalle• oheen• jollakin tavalla• jonkin mukaan• tyytyväinen• tympääntyä• varrella• viereen• vierellä• vierestä• viereinen• vieressä• eduslle• sivuitse• sivuun• sivulla• aikana• an• riemuissaan• kautta• mukaan• mennessä• ääreen• ääreltä• äärelle• äärellä• äärestä• ääressä• kuluessa• pitkin• luona• lähellä* * *1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) luona, vieressä2) (past: going by the house.) ohi3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) pitkin, kautta4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) mennessä8) (during the time of.) aikana9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.)10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) kertaa11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.)12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.)2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) lähellä2) (past: A dog ran by.) ohi3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) syrjään•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) kiertää- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way -
9 chicken out
• jänistää* * *(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) jänistää -
10 conservative
• oikeistolainen• varovainen• vanhoillinen• porvarillinen• säilyttävä• konservatiivi• konservatiivinen* * *- tiv1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konservatiivinen2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konservatiivinen -
11 do
• riittää• tulla toimeen• toimiafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• näytellä osaa• järjestää• hommailla• huijaus• voida• siistiä• ajaa• askarrella• askaroida• valmistaa• välttää• tehdä• kelvata• kemut• kammata• harjoittaa• mennä• petkuttaa• matkustaa• menestyä• menetellä• suorittaa• sopiaautomatic data processing• suorittaa(haku)• laittaa• pirskeet* * *du: 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tehdä6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.)7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.)8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?)9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.)10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) voida, pärjätä11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) asetella, järjestää12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) toimia13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) osoittaa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) aiheuttaa15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) nähdä, kiertää nähtävyydet2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) juhlat- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
12 dodge
• niksi• hypähtää syrjään• juoni• juonitella• väistää sivuun• väistää• väistöliike• välttää• väistyä• väistellä• vältellä• temppu• kiertää• kikka• metku• metkuilla• laite* * *do‹ 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) väistää2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) väistöliike2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) metku•- dodgy -
13 draft
finance, business, economy• tratta• hohka• vedosfinance, business, economy• vekseli• veto• viima• ehdotelma• erillisjoukko• esitys• siemaus• siirtovekseli• apaja• asete vaadefinance, business, economy• asete• annos• täydennysjoukko• valmistella• valita• kalasaalis• kalansaalis• hahmotella• hahmotelma• muotoilla• muotoilu• läpiveto• sommittelumarine• syväys• suunnitelma• syyni• kutsua palvelukseenmarine• kulkusyvyysmilitary• kutsua asepalvelukseen• kulausmilitary• kutsunta• lakiehdotus• laatia• piirros• piirustus• konseptitechnology• luonnos (tek.)• lähettää erilleen• luonnostella• luonnos(tekniikka)• luonnos* * *1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) luonnos2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) ryhmä3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) asete4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) kutsunta2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) laatia, luonnostella2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) kutsua asepalvelukseen•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman -
14 duck
• heittäytyä• ankka• väistää• purjekangas• sorsa• sukeltaa nopeasti• kumartua• kyyristyä• luja pellavakangas* * *I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) painaa upoksiin2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) kumartua nopeastiII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) sorsa, ankka2) (a female duck. See also drake.) naarassorsa3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) nolla pistettä•- duckling -
15 economy
• ekonomia• edullinen• rakennefinance, business, economy• talousfinance, business, economy• talouselämä• taloudellisuusfinance, business, economy• talousjärjestelmä• talousaskare• tarkoituksenmukainen järjestely• säästeliäs käyttö• säästäväisyys* * *i'konəmi1) (the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste: Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.) säästäväisyys2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) talous•- economic- economical
- economically
- economics
- economist
- economize
- economise -
16 efface
• hämärtää• himmentää• pyyhkiä pois• pyyhkiä• saattaa varjoon• sumentaa• poistaa* * *i'feis1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) pyyhkiä pois2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) pysytellä taka-alalla -
17 elude
• ovelasti välttää• uhitella• välttyä• väistää• välttää• väistyä• karata* * *i'lu:d1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) harhauttaa2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) olla vaikea ymmärtää, olla muistamatta•- elusive -
18 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) syyllistyä liialliseen (lempeyteen) -
19 evade
• pakoilla• vältellä• välttää• väistellä• väistyä• välttyä• väistää• karttaa• karata• kierrellä• kiertää• kaihtaa* * *i'veid(to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.) kiertää- evasion- evasive
- evasively
- evasiveness -
20 fence
• torjua• tutkaketju• varastetun tavaran kätköpaikka• veräjä• este• aitaus• aidata• aita• väistää• puomi• kaide• miekkailu• miekkailla• perustella• seuranta-asemaketju• suojus• sulku• suojata• kätkijä* * *I 1. fens noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) aita2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.)- fencingII fens verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.)2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) miekkailla•- fencing
См. также в других словарях:
avoid — vt [modification of Old French esvuider to destroy, literally, to empty, from es out + vuider to empty] 1: to make void or undo: annul the trustee may avoid any transfer of interest of the debtor in property U.S. Code 2: to respond to (an… … Law dictionary
Avoid — A*void , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avoided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Avoiding}.] [OF. esvuidier, es (L. ex) + vuidier, voidier, to empty. See {Void}, a.] 1. To empty. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] 2. To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avoid — a‧void [əˈvɔɪd] verb [transitive] TAX LAW if you avoid tax, you manage to not pay it legally, for example by the way that you enter profits or losses into your accounts: • Investing in this way allows savers to avoid tax upon withdrawal. compare… … Financial and business terms
avoid — avoid; avoid·a·ble; un·avoid·abil·i·ty; avoid·ant; avoid·ance; avoid·a·bly; un·avoid·able·ness; … English syllables
avoid — [ə void′] vt. [ME avoiden < Anglo Fr avoider < OFr esvuidier, to empty < es (< L ex ), out + vuidier: see VOID] 1. to make void; annul, invalidate, or quash (a plea, etc. in law) 2. to keep away from; evade; shun [to avoid crowds] 3.… … English World dictionary
avoid — avoid, avert, evade Avoid and evade overlap in meaning, but evade has a stronger sense of guile or trickery in escaping from an obligation (such as paying income tax). Avert means ‘to turn aside’ (which is its literal meaning in averting one s… … Modern English usage
Avoid — A*void , v. i. 1. To retire; to withdraw. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] David avoided out of his presence. 1 Sam. xviii. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To become void or vacant. [Obs.] Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avoid — (v.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. avoider to clear out, withdraw (oneself), partially anglicized from O.Fr. esvuidier to empty out, from es out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + vuidier to be empty, from voide empty, vast, wide, hollow, waste (see VOID (Cf … Etymology dictionary
avoid — *escape, shun, eschew, evade, elude Analogous words: avert, ward, *prevent, obviate: forestall, anticipate (see PREVENT): flee, fly (see ESCAPE) Antonyms: face: meet Contrasted words: *incur, contract, catch: court, solicit, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
avoid — [v] refrain or stay away from; prevent abstain, avert, bypass, circumlocute, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fake out*, fend off, flee, give the slip*, hide, hold off, jump, keep clear, lay… … New thesaurus
avoid — ► VERB 1) keep away or refrain from. 2) prevent from doing or happening. DERIVATIVES avoidable adjective avoidably adverb avoidance noun. ORIGIN Old French evuider clear out, get rid of … English terms dictionary
